Vending machine



P. DELAND VENDING MACHINE July 28, 1953 Filed June 1l, 1951 wwwa 9,. E 4w A www Ummm 25 ,a n/YHV 39, U

Patented July 28, 1953 VENDING MACHINE Paul Deland, Montreal, Quebec,Canada Application June 11, 1951, Serial No. 231,027 In Canada August10, 1950 2 Claims.

The present invention pertains to a novel Vending machine operable by acoin-controlled lever, key or the like.

The principal object of the invention is to distribute articlesinstantaneously for self service or use by clerks who thereby are sparedthe labor of searching for goods on shelves or counters.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for moving thearticles forward in the vending cabinets, so that they will not behidden or even lost when annual inventory is taken.

A further object is to provide a machine of the character describedwhich is easy to load and contains considerable merchandise.

Finally, another object is to provide an efficient, economical andsimple mechanism for the stated purposes.

In the accomplishment of these objects, the device consists of a flooror table on which are mounted vertical partitions between which isdisposed in tiers the articles to be sold. A movable member is disposedat the rear and automatically pushes the articles forward against atransparent window. The latter is slightly spaced from the edge of thefloor in order to permit the articles to drop singly as they are movedto the front row by a slidable weight. The discharge of the articles iscontrolled by a stop which permits only one object at a time to drop,since it is pivotally mounted. A lever controls this stop, and theinvention comprises moreover a means for withdrawing the aforementionedpusher member.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the followingdescription and in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a similar view in a different position;

Figures 5 and 6 are sections on the lines 5-5 and 6-6 of Figure 2, and

Figure 7 is a detail of Figure 6.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characterswhich are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

The device includes a floor I on which are mounted transverse partitions2 spaced according to the width of the articles to be sold.

At the front of the partitions is a window 3 spaced from the forwardedge of the licor I to leave a passage 5 for one of the articles 6.Between the partitions 2 the table is slotted at 1 parallel to thepartitions. Each slot 1 receives the movable tongue 8 of a verticalT-shaped pusher member 9, connected to a rolling base I0 riding on alower oor I I. The base I 0 is mounted on upper and lower rollers I2 andis normally drawn forward by a cable I3 passing over a pulley I4 andwound on a drum I5. This druml is rotated by a contiguous pulley I6secured to the common shaft I'I. On the pulley I6 is wound one end ofanother cable I8 connected to an apron 2I by a spring I9 after passingover a rear pulley 20.

The apron 2I conceals the lower floor II, the base l0 and the pulleys.At the rear of the base or carriage III, under each compartment, isattached an end of another cable 22 which passes over two pulleys 23 and24 one above the other, and is drawn through a hole 25 in the apron 2I.Outside the apron, the cable 22 is a ring 26 attached. Below theopenings 5 a platform 21 is attached to the apron 2|.

The objects 6 are arranged in horizontal rows along the compartments aswell as in vertical tiers. Each tier is advanced by a pusher 9.

In front of each row is a pair of angular wings 3| converging toward andengaging the foremost article The midpoints of the wings are pivoted towalls 32 at 33. The converging portions of the wings are joined at thetop by coil springs 34 to the opposite walls 3'2. Between these portionsis a spreading cam 35 pushed by an external knob 36 against a spring 3l.The pusher 9 drawn by spring I9 and the cables, advances a tier ofarticles into the space between the wings.

From the foremost tiers, the bottom object of each tier drops throughpassage 5 to the platform 27. The object is held against removal by acurved shoe 38 pivoted to the structure at 39, as shown in Figures 3 and4. A coin inserted in a slot 4I! permits operation of a push rod orlever 4I which turns the shoe to the release position of Figure 4. Thecoin-control mechanism is not a novel portion of this invention and anysuch known mechanism may be employed.

Although a speciiic embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed it will be understood that Various alternations in the detailsof construction may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A vending machine comprising a oorl a plurality of partitions thereonforming compartments, a window spaced forwardly of said floor to form anopening adjacent to said floor, a

platform beneath said opening, a vertical pusher slidable in eachcompartment means tending to move said pushers forward to advance thearticles in tiers, a. pair of wings pivotally mounted over said openingat each compartment and converging rearwardly against a tier ofarticles, springs hlding'said Wings in the converged position, a cambetween the wings of each pair for spreading them to admit a tier ofarticles, and a cam-operating member passing through said window.

2. A vending machine comprising a iioor, a g15 vance the articles intiers, a pair of wings pvotally mounted over said opening at eachcompartment and converging rearwardly against a tier of articles,springs holding said wings in the converged position, a cam between thewings of each pair for spreading them to admit a tier of articles, and acam-operating member passing through said window.

PAUL DELAND.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS:Number Name Date 265,400 Fitch Oct. 3, 1882 '630,661 Cody Aug. 8, 18991,263,033 Campbell Apr. 16, 1918 1,881,894 Olsen Oct. 11, 1932 2,182,255Ford Dec. 5, 1939 2,304,533 Bright Dec. 8, 1942 2,370,848 Doggett Mar.6, 1945

